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Commando
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray
Bronze of an Australian commando soldier in New Guinea, from plaster made around 1945.ART91990
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Digger's N.G
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Maker: Pratt, Douglas
Pencil studies of soldiers, or as the artist refers to them 'Diggers'. In the sketch at the top four Australian soldiers are standing casually, while three other sketches show a soldier handling a lo...ART28065
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Disembarkation at Toko
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A frequent scene ay Toko during the Second World War; men, equipment and stores are hurriedly disembarked and the stores hastily stacked all ready to be carried on to the forward areas within half an ...ART22485
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Drawing for headpiece for "Four year's walkabout"
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
A soldier is depicted kneeling down on the ground cleaning his rifle. This illustration was drawn for 'Salt', a small journal that informed and entertained Australian servicemen and women during the S...ARTI04614
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Dreaming; verso: Thinking of leave
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Depicts two soldiers, one is sitting elbow on knee, dreaming. The other is standing behind watching. To the left are two rifles. On verso of the work is an unfinished sketch of a soldier thinking of l...ART29144
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Embarkation figure
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Maker: Allen, George Meridian Sculpture Founders
An exhausted Australian soldier, wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder and a pack on the others, walks up a formed track. This bronze edition of 'Embarkation figure' was c...ART90169
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Embarkation figure
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Maker: Allen, George Meridian Sculpture Founders
An exhausted Australian soldier, wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder and a pack on the other, walks up a formed track.ART26389
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Examining Italian prisoners, Libya 1941
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts several Australian soldiers with rifles examining Italian prisoners in Libya, North Africa in 1941.ART28481
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Fatigue
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Walker's sensitivity to the long periods of boredom and fatigue that constituted much of his experience of service life is reflected in his sculpture. His figures capture essences: distilled experienc...ART26406
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Fire prevention week
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Maker: National Fire Protection Association BOSTON : NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, [N.D.]
Durnig the Second World War, fire prevention, and disaster prevention was campaigned for as a way to reduce pressure on resources. Many of the fire fighters had joined the war effort, and so fire prot...ARTV05570
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For England and Freedom! Join the Territorial Army
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Maker: Cattermole, Lance British Army WM. Hobbs & Sons Ltd.
British Territorial Army recruiting poster. One of a series published in 1938 featuring artwork by Lance Cattermole. This poster is No. 8 of the series aimed at attracting English volunteers. In the f...ARTV10164
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From Barum Valley, near Bogadjim
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
A soldier wearing a slouch hat is depicted sitting to the left smoking a cigarette with his rifle beside him. He is overlooking the valleys from Ramu Valley, near Bogadjim at an area which the Japanes...ART28214
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Front line trenches, Libya; verso: Study of a digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
recto: Australian soldiers in the front line trenches, Libya. verso: Seated Australian soldier with rifle in hands, wearing uniform and helmet.ART21897
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Greece
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Maker: Ewers, Ray Meridian Sculpture Founders
Figure of a soldier fully equipped and wearing winter uniform, marching across Greece in winter.ART90936
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Greetings from the 17th Garrison Battalion
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Maker: White, Cyril Leyshon
Two Australian soldiers greet each other, the soldier on the left is in full Australian uniform and carries a 303 rifle complete with bayonet attachment. The soldier on the right wears Australian unif...ART28577
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Guard with dog at Mica Beach
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketch depicting a guard and dog at Mica Beach. The guard is holding a bayonet and wearing a steel helmet as he stands to attention. In the background (left) is a male nude carrying a box of supplies ...ART27949
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"Hey, Blue, hand me the 303" drawing for illustration for 'As You Were' 1949
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
A humorous drawing of two Australian soldiers that are fishing from a small wooden boat. One soldier asks the other to pass him a rifle that is resting in the boat- his intent is to shoot the fish tha...ARTI00397
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How's your cousin getting on?
Art
Maker: Gurney, Alex
Alex Gurney produced the 'Bluey and Curley' cartoons initially for the magazine 'Picture News' in 1940. It was then transferred to the 'Melbourne Sun' where it was syndicated to newspapers all over Au...ART90468
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Illustration for "Salt cover parade"
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
Illustration for the front cover of 'Salt', a small journal that informed and entertained Australian servicemen and women during the Second World War. The drawing depicts a soldier in the foreground w...ARTI04572
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I'm Fighting Food: Says Potato Pete
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationary Office LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (LONDON : H. MANLY & SON)
British Second World War poster depicting a potato dressed as a soldier, with a fork and a rifle. 'Potato Pete' was one of the characters devised by the British Ministry of Food to encourage the publi...ARTV02503